Eusebius of Hamburg

Eusebius of Hamburg (died 1082) was a rebellious German noble who was the lord of Hamburg.

Biography
Eusebius of Hamburg was born in northern Germany to Johan of Hamburg and Ursula of Bar. Eusebius was the successor of his father, and was forced to be a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a noble under the thumb of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV of Germany, but rebelled against the Holy Romans in the year 1080 AD.

Eusebius' city made enemies with both the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark, and both kingdoms coveted control of the city of Hamburg. His people thrived off of steak and poultry that his farmers prepared and they lived in isolation from the other rebellious German, Bohemian, and Burgundian cities of Central Europe.

In 1080 AD Captain Markus was dispatched with an Imperial army of 3,500 troops to capture the castle at Hamburg. Eusebius could call up 2,650 Hamburger peasants as militiamen to defend the city-state of Hamburg, retreating to the safety of the walls. He was encircled as the Imperial army prepared siege works.

Death
Eusebius could not withstand the main assault of the Imperial army that occurred in 1082 after two years of preparing siege engines. Eusebius was struck down in the attack, and the Imperial army occupied the castle.